Commonly Appearing Terms 1607-1763 Indentured Servants People who came to America and was placed under contract to work for another over a period of time‚ especially during the 17th and 19th centuries (ex. redemptioners‚ victims of religious or political persecution‚ people kidnapped‚ convicts and paupers) Proprietary‚ Royal‚ Charter Colonies Proprietary colony: any of certain colonies‚ as Maryland and Pennsylvania‚ that were granted to an individual group by the British crown and that were
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Throughout the period 1801-1817‚ the government was ruled by the Jeffersonian Republican party‚ whereas the Federalist Party began to slowly fade away from public view. The Jeffersonian Republican party‚ led by Thomas Jefferson‚ professed to favor a weak central government through the support of more states’ rights‚ "...that the states are independent... to...themselves...and united as to everything respecting foreign nations." (Document A). On the other hand‚ the Federalist Party‚ previously led
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America was expanding in the early 1800s‚ politically‚ economically‚ and socially. Many movements occurred during this time‚ particularly from 1825 to 1850‚ aimed to better laws‚ institutions‚ and society and to spread democracy overall. Although the religious‚ penal‚ education‚ and feminist reform movements in the United States sought to expand democratic ideals‚ the temperance and abolitionist reform movements ended up limiting democracy. The religious‚ penal‚ education‚ and feminist reform movements
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1800’s Transportation In order to create regional‚ national and international markets‚ strong commerce‚ trade and transportation are necessary. During the 1800’s‚ social change became more prominent in different areas of the country such as the South and Midwest. As economic prosperity grew‚ the need for new and more efficient means of transportation grew as well. Through the development of new transportation technologies such as canals and railroads‚ America saw a large increase in the monetary
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STATES HISTORY SUMMER 2013 READING ASSIGNMENT CHAPTER 1: "Columbus‚ the Indians‚ and Human Progress" (pp. 1-11) 1. According to Zinn‚ what is his main purpose for writing A People’s History of the United States? To tell history from the viewpoint of the victims and not overlooking what the country has done to become what they are today. It includes the cruelty and hardships the people had to go through. 2. What is Zinn’s thesis for pages 1-11? He will be as blunt as he can to show what history has
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great benefit to society. In document 3‚ Huan Tan said then the pestle and the mortar “increase[ed] efficiency times” once it was improved. Once the power and animals and the power of water was added‚ “the benefit was increased a hundredfold.” In History of the Early Han Dynasty‚ according to Document 4‚ Tu Shih invented a water-powered-blowing-engine because he “wished to save [peoples’] labor.” It was widely spread and used. The Roman weren’t too happy with technology and didn’t care much for
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When the United States of America was created as an independent country at the end of the revolutionary war against Great Britan‚ the roots of an entirely new American identity took place. Though taking influence from its former parent country‚ England‚ the United States began its own system of representative government. Furthermore‚ the American identity shaped in the early years of 1775 to 1830 incorporated the ideas of agrarian farming‚ economic standpoints‚ and capitalism. Slaves and freedmen
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General Information: Use your review text‚ other history text books‚ and/or reliable internet sources to complete each of the five (5) outlines over U.S. history from exploration through the Civil War. Be sure that all terms are defined and specific information is added under each topic. We will use this work in class over the first several weeks of school. All of this work should be placed in a folder and turned in by the designated date. This should be typed. You will need much more space
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AP European History- DBQ Essay In 1848‚ continuous revolutions occurred throughout the continent of Europe. In reactions to the revolutions some Europeans thought that the revolutions were great‚ successful‚ and an accomplishment for the people because they have gotten what they wanted. While other Europeans reacted to these revolutions as a disturbance in society and some revolutions had gone too far‚ and even loathed the idea of revolts.
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Have you ever wondered how things as simple as writing were invented? I know I have. Many people in our society take for granted the simple things like written languages‚ or laws. In around 3500 B.C.‚ in what is now present day Iraq (OI)‚ these new inventions were priceless. Many civilizations‚ including Ancient Mesopotamia‚ influenced our world today in many ways. Two contributions from the Mesopotamians Civilization were the cuneiform and Hammurabi’s Code. Let’s begin with cuneiform. The ancient
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